Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in already overstretched camps, leading aid agencies warned if there is an increased influx of refugees across the border. Oxfam, HelpAge International, Plan International, Save the Children, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) said that reports of escalating … Read more
Oxfam Canada issued the following statement: “We welcome the progress made at the G20 leaders’ summit in tackling the refugee crisis. Tentative steps towards addressing the gap between rich and poor are also welcomed, but much more needs to done to address economic and gender inequality. Unfortunately, the G20 has done little to build momentum … Read more
G20 countries – including Canada – are among the biggest losers when US multinationals avoid paying taxes where they do business. This is the main finding of a new report on the global tax system, ‘Still Broken,’ released by the Tax Justice Network, Oxfam, Global Alliance for Tax Justice and Public Services International. Julie Delahanty, Oxfam Canada’s … Read more
Oxfam commends the World Bank for connecting the need to tackle climate change with the urgent fight to end poverty. In a new report, the Bank warned that more than 100 million additional people could be pushed into poverty by crop failures, floods, hunger, and other shocks caused by climate change. Oxfam Canada’s executive director, Julie Delahanty, … Read more
Climate activist and Canadian author Naomi Klein is among those who have shared an eyes-only selfie on social media to tell world leaders they have their #eyesonParis for action on climate change. Klein said: “In Paris, we need leaders with the courage to steer us off the path of increased warming and poverty and towards a path … Read more
As Cyclone Chapala hits war-torn Yemen, Oxfam Country Director in the country, Sajjad Mohamed Sajid said: “It’s a humanitarian disaster on top of another. In a year of the Super El Niño, a rare cyclone has left conflict ravaged Yemen facing a double disaster as Cyclone Chapala promises a decade’s worth of rain in Yemen in … Read more
Oxfam Canada commented on the Government of Canada’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees by year end “Canada is a prosperous country, with a strong tradition of welcoming asylum seekers,” said Ann Witteveen, Oxfam Canada’s Humanitarian Manager. “In its report Fair Share: Solidarity with Syrians, Oxfam found that Canada had been generous compared to some other nations,” … Read more
Julie Delahanty, executive director of Oxfam Canada, issued a statement: A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cutting power and communications in some areas and causing a steadily rising number of deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Oxfam teams are present in all the affected south Asian countries. They are … Read more
Oxfam applauds a new report by the International Monetary Fund, which argues that tackling gender inequality is not only an objective in itself, it’s a key part of reducing the huge wealth gap between the rich and the poor. “Today’s IMF report shows that working toward women’s economic equality should be a no-brainer for governments, … Read more
Oxfam marked the 15th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, the UN resolution on women’s role in peace processes, saying international government have not done enough to implement its goals. In Canada, Oxfam said the upcoming election would be a good time for the government to review its commitment to UNSCR 1325. “Canada has a National Action Plan on Women, Peace … Read more
